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A Guide to Becoming a Laboratory Technician

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1.5-3 hours
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Course Content

Learn about good laboratory practices and the roles and duties of a laboratory technician in this free online course. Laboratory technicians are professionals that perform varieties of laboratory-based investigations through scientific procedures. They receive, label and analyse types of specimens and then design and execute standard procedures for testing them under defined conditions. In this course, we teach you the roles of a laboratory technician, various laboratory approaches and how to use and maintain laboratory equipment.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID188947
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• List the types of clinical laboratories
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of a laboratory technician
• Recognise the various departments within a laboratory
• Outline the many types of lab equipment, including what they do and how to maintain them
• Analyse the types of solutions and the methods of diluting a solution
• Summarise the methods of sterilisation and decontamination
• Explain the principles and the control mechanism of haemostasis
• Discuss how the human immune system works in combating diseases
• Describe the urinary system and how urinalysis is carried out
• List the types of blood specimens that are used in the laboratory
• Recall how to detect and test for the presence of microorganisms and parasites
• Discuss the potential hazards that can occur within a laboratory and the steps of conducting a quality assurance programme
Course Code4934

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